Conspica Fibiger, 2010

FIBIGER, MICHAEL, 2010, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae, Zootaxa 2583 (1), pp. 1-119 : 35-36

Genus Conspica Fibiger , new genus

Type-species: Conspica inconspicua Fibiger , new species.

Taxonomic notes. There are two known species of Conspica . They share many external and genital structures. Due to similarities of the genitalia, Conspica is placed next to Tactusa , but is considered to be more derived.

Diagnosis. Imago (external). Wingspan: 10–10.5 mm.

Labial palps: porrect; second segment brown outside, beige inside, more roughly scaled vertically; third segment narrow, cylindrical, 1/5 length of second, beige.

Head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and all areas of narrow forewing, including fringes: grey suffused with brown scales (apo.).

Abdomen: light grey, with dorsal tufts on two basal segments.

Antemedial and subterminal lines: brown, broad.

Terminal line: marked by black interneural dots.

Hindwing: light grey, darker towards termen, terminal line brown, with indistinct discal spot; fringes whitish.

Underside: forewing light grey; hindwing whitish; discal spot of hindwing present.

Male genitalia. Tegumen and vinculum: relatively weakly built.

Saccus: short; broadly U shaped.

Fultura superior: membranous.

trally long and pointed (apo.).

Digitus: absent (apo.).

Phallus: coecum extremely narrow; phallus otherwise broad, tapered to tip; curved upwards (apo.). Vesica: unarmed.

Female genitalia. Ovipositor: quadrangular, with rounded corners.

Posterior apophyses: slightly longer than height of ovipositor.

Anterior apophyses: untraceable (apo.).

8 th segment: very short, 0.25 times length of ovipositor.

7 th and 8 th abdominal segment: slightly shorter than broad, completely fused.

Ostium: displaced slightly to left; very small; located half way up 8 th segment (apo.).

Antrum: narrow; very short, less than twice as long as wide; cylindrical; sclerotised.

Ductus bursae: membranous; extremely long and narrow, threadlike, slightly curved.

Corpus bursae: narrow, ovoid.

Signum: cross shaped; longitudinal bar weaker.

Appendix bursae: arising posteriorly from ductus bursae.

Distribution. Conspica species are known only from Thailand.